* Astronomy

NGC 4857 (also IRAS 12554+7028, MCG 12-12-22, UGC 8077 and PGC 44284) is a magnitude +13.8 barred spiral galaxy located 395 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum ref...

NGC 5034 (also IRAS 13107+7054, MCG 12-13-1, UGC 8295 and PGC 45859) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 400 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Minor. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflec...

NGC 5086 is a magnitude +11.7 double star located in the constellation Centaurus. In the sky it can be found roughly between the galaxies NGC 5091 / NGC 5090 and NGC 5082. The double star was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape...

NGC 5530 (also IRAS 14152-4309, MCG -7-29-13 and PGC 51106) is a magnitude +11.3 barred spiral galaxy located 55 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Go...

The 31 - 68 metre wide asteroid 2010 GC35 will make a close pass (26.3 lunar distances, 0.0677 AU), travelling at 4.59 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 7th April 2014 @ 07:39 UT ±1 day 10:42. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...

Sun 05.04.14: The eastern limb captured with a 100mm refractor (Very hazy conditions)

The Pollen (CM2) meteorite fell in Nordland, Norway, on the 6th April, 1942. A total mass of 254 g was recovered. 66° 20' 54"N, 14° 0' 54"E

The Kuttippuram (L6) meteorite fell in Kerala, India, on the 6th April, 1914. A total mass of 45 kg was recovered. 10° 50'N, 76° 2'E

The Chandpur (L6) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 6th April, 1885. A total mass of 1100 g was recovered. 27° 17'N, 79° 3'E

Buscan un meteorito que cayó en Entre Ríos El fenómeno ocurrió anoche y se presume que impactó en el centro de la provincia. Testigos afirmaron que el cielo se iluminó y se sintió un fuerte estruendo. Un grupo de astrónomos inició la búsqueda en toda la zona. [url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/200...

NGC 3344 (also IRAS 10407+2511, MCG 4-25-46, UGC 5840 and PGC 31968) is a magnitude +10.5 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 22.5 million light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 sp...

NGC 3622 (also IRAS 11171+6730, UGC 6339 and PGC 34692) is a magnitude +13.2 spiral galaxy located 60 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor...

NGC 3629 (also MCG 5-27-58, UGC 6352 and PGC 34719) is a magnitude +12.1 face-on spiral galaxy located 69 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Be...

NGC 3654 (also IRAS 11211+6941, MCG 12-11-22, UGC 6407 and PGC 35025) is a magnitude +12.8 spiral galaxy located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflec...

NGC 3682 (also IRAS 11247+6651, MCG 11-14-27, UGC 6459 and PGC 35266) is a magnitude +12.5 spiral galaxy located 69 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector a...